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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Pumpkins (ranked 2945 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Elton Sparks (ranked 332 p4p, 318 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Pumpkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elton Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumpkins walks into a straight right hand from Sparks.
Sparks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pumpkins.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pumpkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sparks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pumpkins! Sparks lets Pumpkins back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pumpkins misses with an uppercut.
Pumpkins throws the left hand but Sparks avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sparks slips a jab from Pumpkins.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Sparks cracks a nice hook into Pumpkins's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a right hand
and Pumpkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pumpkins.
A short left from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparks's efforts to push away.
Pumpkins misses with the head strike.
Sparks misses with a knee to the head.
Sparks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pumpkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sparks lands a nice hook to Pumpkins's body. Pumpkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Pumpkins's head but Pumpkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Pumpkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pumpkins lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumpkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pumpkins missing with a left hand there. Sparks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pumpkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Sparks misses the jab.
Pumpkins is looking to counter punch.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Sparks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks scores with a nice strike.
Pumpkins misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Sparks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pumpkins.
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Pumpkins ducks down to avoid it.
Pumpkins rushes Sparks and presses him up against the cage.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pumpkinss head.
Pumpkins keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pumpkins lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Pumpkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pumpkins throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumpkins misses with the head strike.
Pumpkins keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pumpkins tries a knee to the head but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumpkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pumpkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pumpkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pumpkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sparks tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumpkins tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pumpkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pumpkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Sparks on the inside.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumpkins misses with a body punch.
Pumpkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pumpkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pumpkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparks's elbow.
Sparks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pumpkins lands a shot to the body.
Pumpkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Pumpkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pumpkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks misses with a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks manages to break the clinch.
Sparks wants to clinch.
Pumpkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pumpkins staying out of range there.
Sparks misses with a jab to the body
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws the left hand but Pumpkins avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Pumpkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sparks.
Pumpkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sparks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pumpkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sparks counters with a right hand to the body.
Pumpkins throws a hook to the side of Sparks's head but Sparks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparks throws out a counter right but Pumpkins avoids it with no problem.
Pumpkins slips a jab from Sparks.
Pumpkins slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Sparks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pumpkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sparks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pumpkins takes one to the side of the head.
Pumpkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Pumpkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins misses with a wild body shot.
Pumpkins takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Pumpkins misses.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elton Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Sparks dominated that round.
That's time! Pumpkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pumpkins moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Pumpkins ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumpkins throws a shot to the body.
Sparks lands the left hand.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Sparks - just one landing.
Pumpkins slips a straight right by Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumpkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Pumpkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pumpkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Pumpkins throws a big counter combination but Sparks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Elton Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pumpkins takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sparks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Pumpkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparks misses with a shot to the body
and Pumpkins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sparks! Pumpkins lets Sparks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pumpkins cracks Sparks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pumpkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sparks to stand back up!
Sparks is rocked!
Pumpkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pumpkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pumpkins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a left and a right that send Pumpkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Sparks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pumpkins is rocked!
Sparks tried to score with a low kick but Pumpkins checks it.
Pumpkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pumpkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks scores with a jab.
Oh Pumpkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pumpkins.
Pumpkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparks circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparks avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Sparks throws a shot to the body.
Sparks throws a series of strikes that have Pumpkins backpedaling.
Pumpkins misses with a shot to the body
and Sparks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pumpkins throws a series of punches but Sparks moves out of range.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Sparks cracks Pumpkins with a hook to the temple - Pumpkins is on wobbly legs here! Sparks swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Pumpkins falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sparks wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elton Sparks!
Elton Sparks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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